diff --git a/sharedPlugins/inventoryImports/interfacingFunctions.js b/sharedPlugins/inventoryImports/interfacingFunctions.js
index 0713735f..0e24a6f9 100644
--- a/sharedPlugins/inventoryImports/interfacingFunctions.js
+++ b/sharedPlugins/inventoryImports/interfacingFunctions.js
@@ -48,25 +48,14 @@ function handleInventory(json, config){
 				let collectStacks = function(stack){
 					itemsToConfirm--;
 					if(stack){
-						if(confirmedItems[stack.name]){
+						if(confirmedItems[stack.name] && confirmedItems[stack.name] > 0){
 							confirmedItems[stack.name] += stack.count;
 						} else {
 							confirmedItems[stack.name] = stack.count;
 						}
 					}
 					if(itemsToConfirm == 0 && Object.keys(confirmedItems).length > 0){
-						// make lua table
-						// we gotta construct a string because I can't find any nice library for this
-						let itemTable = "{";
-						Object.keys(confirmedItems).forEach(function(name){
-							let count = confirmedItems[name];
-							itemTable += '["'+name+'"]='+count+',';
-						});
-						itemTable += "}";
-						let outputFile = pluginConfig.scriptOutputFileSubscription;
-						// a="'+players[i]+'"
-						// b='+itemTable+'
-						console.log('/silent-command local a="'+playerNames[i]+'"local b='+itemTable+'local c={}if game.players[a]and game.players[a].connected then local d='+"'"+'{"exports":{"'+"'"+'..a..'+"'"+'":['+"'"+'local e=false;for f,g in pairs(b)do local h=game.players[a].insert{name=f,count=g}if e then d=d..'+"'"+','+"'"+'else e=true end;d=d..'+"'"+'{"name":"'+"'"+'..f..'+"'"+'","count":'+"'"+'..g-h..'+"'"+'}'+"'"+'end;d=d..'+"'"+']}}'+"'"+'game.write_file("'+outputFile+'",d)end');
+						console.log(insertItemsFromObject(confirmedItems, playerNames[i]));
 					}
 				}
 				// subtract items already in inventory
@@ -118,6 +107,27 @@ function handleInventory(json, config){
 		}
 	} else return false; // inventory is falsey or a string
 }
+function insertItemsFromObject(confirmedItems, playerName){
+	// expeced input
+	// {["iron-plate"]:100, coal:20}
+	// make lua table
+	// we gotta construct a string because I can't find any nice library for this
+	if(playerName && confirmedItems){
+		if(typeof playerName != "string") {
+			throw "playerName is: '"+typeof playerName+"' instead of string!";
+		}
+		let itemTable = "{";
+		Object.keys(confirmedItems).forEach(function(name){
+			let count = confirmedItems[name];
+			itemTable += '["'+name+'"]='+count+',';
+		});
+		itemTable += "}";
+		let outputFile = pluginConfig.scriptOutputFileSubscription;
+		// a="'+players[i]+'"
+		// b='+itemTable+'
+		return '/silent-command local a="'+playerName+'"local b='+itemTable+'local c={}if game.players[a]and game.players[a].connected then local d='+"'"+'{"exports":{"'+"'"+'..a..'+"'"+'":['+"'"+'local e=false;for f,g in pairs(b)do local h=game.players[a].insert{name=f,count=g}if e then d=d..'+"'"+','+"'"+'else e=true end;d=d..'+"'"+'{"name":"'+"'"+'..f..'+"'"+'","count":'+"'"+'..g-h..'+"'"+'}'+"'"+'end;d=d..'+"'"+']}}'+"'"+'game.write_file("'+outputFile+'",d)end';
+	}
+}
 function pollInventories(outputFile){
 	// console.log("/silent-command "+'local a=game.players["Danielv123"].get_inventory(defines.inventory.player_main).get_contents()local b=game.players["Danielv123"].get_quickbar().get_contents()local c={}local d="{inventory:{"for e,f in pairs(a)do d=d.."['+"'"+'"..e.."'+"'"+']:"..f..","end;for e,f in pairs(b)do d=d.."['+"'"+'"..e.."'+"'"+']:"..f..","end;d=d.."},requestSlots:{"for e,f in pairs(c)do d=d.."['+"'"+'"..e.."'+"'"+']:"..f..","end;d=d.."}}"game.write_file("'+pluginConfig.scriptOutputFileSubscription+'",d)');
 	// console.log("Running inventory LUA")
@@ -136,4 +146,5 @@ module.exports = {
 	handleInventory: handleInventory,
 	parseJsString: parseJsString,
 	pollInventories: pollInventories,
+	insertItemsFromObject: insertItemsFromObject,
 }
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diff --git a/sharedPlugins/inventoryImports/interfacingFunctions.spec.js b/sharedPlugins/inventoryImports/interfacingFunctions.spec.js
index c005fe41..d6f24c2f 100644
--- a/sharedPlugins/inventoryImports/interfacingFunctions.spec.js
+++ b/sharedPlugins/inventoryImports/interfacingFunctions.spec.js
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ const assert = require("assert");
 const child_process = require("child_process");
 const functions = require("./interfacingFunctions");
 const luamin = require("luamin");
+const isFactorioCommand = require("./isFactorioCommand")
 
 describe("inventoryImports/interfacingFunctions.js", function(){
-	describe("handleInventory(inventory)", function(){
-		it("does things to an object", function(){
+	describe("handleInventory(inventory, config)", function(){
+		/*it("does things to an object", function(){
 			let inventory = {'1':{inventory: {"iron-plate":63,'raw-wood': 4},requestSlots:{'raw-wood': 50,'fast-transport-belt': 50,'express-underground-belt': 50}}};
 			assert.throws(function(){
 				functions.handleInventory(inventory);
@@ -14,24 +15,42 @@ describe("inventoryImports/interfacingFunctions.js", function(){
 				let error = ""+err
 				// expected error is here
 				/* istanbul ignore else */
-				if(error.includes("TypeError: Cannot read property 'masterIP' of undefined")) return true
+				/*if(error.includes("TypeError: Cannot read property 'masterIP' of undefined")) return true
 			}, "threw unexpected error");
-		});
+		});*/
 		it("returns false if given invalid input", function(){
 			assert(functions.handleInventory("this is a string") === false, "when given strings it should return false and do nothing");
 		});
+		/*it("Sends post requests", function(){
+			
+			var scope = nock('localhost:8080')
+                .post('/api/remove', {
+                  username: 'pgte',
+                  email: 'pedro.teixeira@gmail.com'
+                })
+                .reply(201, {
+                  name: "copper-plate",
+                  count: 100
+                });
+			
+			
+		});*/
 	});
-	describe("pollInventories()", function(){
+	describe("pollInventories(outputfile)", function(){
 		it("Returns a big factorio command as string", function(){
 			let x = functions.pollInventories("output.txt");
 			assert(typeof x == "string", "pollInventories() should always return a string");
-			assert(x.includes("/silent-command "), "This is not a command factorio will accept, please prepend /c");
+			assert(x.includes("/silent-command ")||x.includes("/c "), "This is not a command factorio will accept, please prepend /c");
 			assert(x.length > 20, "LUA string seems to short, this ain't good");
 		});
 		it("Returns valid LUA", function(){
 			let x = functions.pollInventories("output.txt");
+			
+			// remove string added to make factorio interpret as command
 			x = x.replace("/silent-command ","").replace("/c ","");
+			
 			let y = false;
+			// luamin throws when it recieves something that is invalid LUA
 			assert.doesNotThrow(function(){
 				y = luamin.minify(x);
 			}, "Invalid LUA supplied");
@@ -39,6 +58,37 @@ describe("inventoryImports/interfacingFunctions.js", function(){
 			assert(y.length > 20, "Minified LUA too short, something is up");
 		});
 	});
+	describe("insertItemsFromObject(object)", function(){
+		let testObject = {"copper-plate":100, "iron-ore":1337}
+		let playerName = "Danielv123"
+		it("Returns undefined if any of the parameters are missing", function(){
+			let x = functions.insertItemsFromObject();
+			assert(x === undefined);
+			
+			let y = functions.insertItemsFromObject(testObject);
+			assert(y === undefined);
+			
+			let z = functions.insertItemsFromObject(undefined, playerName);
+			assert(z === undefined);
+		});
+		it("Throws if player name is not a string", function(){
+			assert.throws(function(){
+				let x = functions.insertItemsFromObject(testObject, testObject);
+			}, "playerName is: 'object' instead of string!");
+		});
+		it("Returns a big factorio command as string", function(){
+			let x = functions.insertItemsFromObject(testObject, playerName);
+			
+			assert(typeof x == "string", "LUA returned should be a string");
+			assert(x.length > 20, "LUA strings are quite long");
+			assert(x.includes("/silent-command ")||x.includes("/c "), "This is not a command factorio will accept, please prepend /c");
+		});
+		it("The returned string is a valid factorio command", function(){
+			let x = functions.insertItemsFromObject(testObject, playerName);
+			
+			assert(isFactorioCommand(x) == true);
+		});
+	});
 	describe("parseJsString(string) => object", function(){
 		it("converts a string with JS object notation to object", function(){
 			let x = functions.parseJsString("{hello:'thisAString!', yes:function(){return 'JS string!'}, not:'json'}");
@@ -57,5 +107,5 @@ describe("inventoryImports/interfacingFunctions.js", function(){
 				}
 			}, "should throw when ; are passed because those are the simplest form of xss");
 		});
-	})
+	});
 });
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diff --git a/sharedPlugins/inventoryImports/isFactorioCommand.js b/sharedPlugins/inventoryImports/isFactorioCommand.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..239bbc59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sharedPlugins/inventoryImports/isFactorioCommand.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const luamin = require("luamin");
+function isFactorioCommand(command){
+	if(typeof command != "string"){
+		return false;
+	} else if(!command.includes("/silent-command ") && !command.includes("/c ")){
+		return false;
+	} else if(command[0] != "/"){
+		return false;
+	} else {
+		// check that what follows /c is valid LUA
+		let x = command.replace("/silent-command ", "").replace("/c ","");
+		let y
+		try{
+			y = luamin.minify(x);
+		} catch (e) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		// by this point it is surely a LUA command
+		return true;
+	}
+}
+module.exports = isFactorioCommand;
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diff --git a/sharedPlugins/inventoryImports/isFactorioCommand.spec.js b/sharedPlugins/inventoryImports/isFactorioCommand.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc3ac232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sharedPlugins/inventoryImports/isFactorioCommand.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const isFactorioCommand = require("./isFactorioCommand");
+const assert = require("assert");
+
+describe("inventoryImports/isFactorioCommand.js()", function(){
+	it("Returns false if input is not a factorio command", function(){
+		assert(isFactorioCommand({}) == false, "This is not even a string so should return false");
+		assert(isFactorioCommand("Howdy boys!") == false, "This is not a command so should return false");
+		assert(isFactorioCommand("/c this ain't a command because its invalid LUA") == false, "This is not valid LUA so it should return false");
+		assert(isFactorioCommand("Trying to trick the system /c game.print('Hello world!')") == false, "this is still not a command");
+		
+	});
+	it("Returns true if it is a valid command", function(){
+		assert(isFactorioCommand("/c game.print('hello world')"), "This is a valid command, should output true not false")
+	});
+	it("Fails to understand that leading spaces are valid", function(){
+		assert(isFactorioCommand("  /c game.print('Hello world!')") == false, "This should be true but often returns false unintentionally. If you see this you probably fixed the bug so change this test, OK?")
+	});
+});
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